Establishment and conduct of program.

Contracts and grants with Federal agencies, laboratories, etc.

Federal laboratories; priority for financial assistance; functions.

Evaluations, testing, information dissemination, and reporting functions.

Intensification of research in basic areas by Department of Energy.

Program provisions and requirements; administrative and judicial procedures applicable to contracts, grants, or projects; additional information for reports and budget submissions; nonretroactivity of provisions and requirements.

Conduct of overall management responsibilities.

Exercise of powers by Secretary of Transportation.

Requests for assistance of Federal departments, etc.

Consultations with Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency and Secretary of Transportation; establishment of procedures for periodic consultation with interested groups; establishment and functions of advisory panels.

Responsibilities under other Federal automotive research, development, and demonstration provisions unaffected.

Evaluations of new or improved technologies pursuant to written submissions.

Testing by Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency of systems developed under research and development program or submitted by Secretary; scope and purposes of tests; submission of test data and results to Secretary.

Collection, analysis, and dissemination of information, data, and materials to developers.

Comprehensive program, etc.

Study on financial obligation guarantees.